Released last Friday Feast Of Varanasi has had an impressive opening in its first weekend, earning rave reviews by critics and audience alike:
…feels unlike anything else you are likely to discover at the cinema this year and, for those interested in expanding their cultural palette, Patel’s cerebral movie is essential” The Totality.com
“Patel’s film is a decent thriller which benefits from having such an exotic background” Everyfilm.co.uk
“It is a good first film, and shows promise of good things to come.” Britflicks.com
A directorial debut by Rajan Kumar Patel – the director picked up the award for ‘Best Debut Director’ at the closing ceremony of the London Asian Film Festival held at BAFTA.
Feast Of Varanasi is also nominated for the prestigious National Film Awards 2016 in the Best Independent Feature category, going head to head with Carol and The Gunman amongst others. Nominations for...
…feels unlike anything else you are likely to discover at the cinema this year and, for those interested in expanding their cultural palette, Patel’s cerebral movie is essential” The Totality.com
“Patel’s film is a decent thriller which benefits from having such an exotic background” Everyfilm.co.uk
“It is a good first film, and shows promise of good things to come.” Britflicks.com
A directorial debut by Rajan Kumar Patel – the director picked up the award for ‘Best Debut Director’ at the closing ceremony of the London Asian Film Festival held at BAFTA.
Feast Of Varanasi is also nominated for the prestigious National Film Awards 2016 in the Best Independent Feature category, going head to head with Carol and The Gunman amongst others. Nominations for...
- 3/16/2016
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
The highly anticipated thriller Feast Of Varanasi premiered to a packed audience on Saturday 5th March as part of the London Asian Film Festival in central London.
Attended by the main cast and crew including director Rajan Kumar Patel, Ashwath Bhatt, Holly Gilbert and award winning producer Caroline O Reilly, the dark thriller has received huge praise from critics and the audience alike. Guests included: The Mayor and Mayoress of Kingston Upon Thames, EastEnder’s star Nitin Ganatra, comedian and playwright Nigel Planer and actress Seeta Indrani.
Director Rajan Patel commented: “It was great to see so many people support Independent cinema. It’s so important for independent filmmakers to be given a platform to showcase their talent. The whole project from start to finish has been a real labour of love for everyone involved. I have had the good fortune to work with such a wonderful production team and...
Attended by the main cast and crew including director Rajan Kumar Patel, Ashwath Bhatt, Holly Gilbert and award winning producer Caroline O Reilly, the dark thriller has received huge praise from critics and the audience alike. Guests included: The Mayor and Mayoress of Kingston Upon Thames, EastEnder’s star Nitin Ganatra, comedian and playwright Nigel Planer and actress Seeta Indrani.
Director Rajan Patel commented: “It was great to see so many people support Independent cinema. It’s so important for independent filmmakers to be given a platform to showcase their talent. The whole project from start to finish has been a real labour of love for everyone involved. I have had the good fortune to work with such a wonderful production team and...
- 3/11/2016
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Exclusive: Germany’s Pallas Film will co-produce Rajesh Jala’s The Spark (Chingari) with France’s Asap Films, which boarded the project at Film Bazaar last year.
The project has also secured a $30,000 grant from German fund Ezef. It previously won the Incredible India Award at Film Bazaar, where it took part in Screenwriters’ Lab and the Co-production Market, and was also awarded a Global Film Initiative grant of $10,000 at this year’s Cinemart.
“We are now working towards finding a good Indian producer for the project and expect to shoot in 2015,” Jala told Screen.
Founded by the late Karl Baumgartner and Thanassis Karathanos, Pallas’s recent production credits include Olivier Assayas’ Clouds Of Sils Maria and Tal Granit and Sharon Maymon’s The Farewell Party.
The Spark revolves around a photographer who is a riot victim and enters the ancient city of Varanasi to carry out a deadly mission. But he hesitates...
The project has also secured a $30,000 grant from German fund Ezef. It previously won the Incredible India Award at Film Bazaar, where it took part in Screenwriters’ Lab and the Co-production Market, and was also awarded a Global Film Initiative grant of $10,000 at this year’s Cinemart.
“We are now working towards finding a good Indian producer for the project and expect to shoot in 2015,” Jala told Screen.
Founded by the late Karl Baumgartner and Thanassis Karathanos, Pallas’s recent production credits include Olivier Assayas’ Clouds Of Sils Maria and Tal Granit and Sharon Maymon’s The Farewell Party.
The Spark revolves around a photographer who is a riot victim and enters the ancient city of Varanasi to carry out a deadly mission. But he hesitates...
- 11/23/2014
- ScreenDaily
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